Door Guys

The Door Guy system, created by the late Mitzi Shore, is a hand selected pool of talented comics that work the doors of the club, hone their craft with stage time, guidance from the talent booker, and hours of watching the best in the business workout; with the ultimate goal of graduating to Paid Regular.

Mitzi selected her performers based on what she saw as their charisma and star quality alone, and let the time slots take care of the rest. Over time, those selected by Mitzi ultimately became known as “Paid Regulars.” Once Mitzi deemed a comedian worthy of being selected, that individual’s name became enshrined on the outside walls of The Comedy Store building on Sunset. This tradition continues today. Those bestowed with the title of “Paid Regulars” treat the designation with reverence. Polished jokes weren’t enough (and still aren’t). Still true to this day, comedians developed at The Comedy Store are easily distinguished from their contemporaries, as a Comedy Store comedian expresses a genuineness and level of honesty concerning who they really are as individuals and their perspective of the world around them.

You can watch history being made by the current generation of Door Guys as they open every show (make sure to arrive early so you don’t miss them), running our Potluck every Monday, creating their our shows in the Belly Room, and showcasing other comics on our monthly Friends & Family show.